New Zealand open access Internet network provider Chorus is undertaking a proof of concept trial using its fibre network to provide a direct broadcasting service to consumers’ homes. The service would run in parallel to any broadband service also provided over the fibre, using a second port on the Optical Network Terminal installed in homes, […]
ATEME, video delivery leader, and French service provider Canal+, have extended their partnership to include UHD premium services. Leveraging. ATEME’s continuous research and innovation in picture quality, Canal+ workflow can now process both SD, HD and UHD content. “Canal+ Group is a pioneer in technological innovation for entertainment. ATEME’s efficient premium quality products gives us […]
Portuguese quad-play operator Meo (Altice Portugal) has launched a new 4K Wi-Fi set-top box and new user interface. The main feature of the ‘Sophia’ STB is that it can be moved to any room in a house without requiring cables or holes in the room. The new digital receiver will be initially made available to […]
The UEFA Champions League encounter on Wednesday March 7th between Tottenham Hotspur and Juventus gave BT Sport the opportunity to showcase the world’s first broadcast of a UEFA Champions League game in High Definition HDR direct to mobile. The live trial took place at Wembley Stadium, broadcasting to a beta version of the BT Sport […]
Samsung Electronics, has launched its flagship line of 2018 QLED TVs and AV products at the 2018 First Look New York event at the American Stock Exchange building in Manhattan. The company unveiled its next generation of QLED TVs to about 1,000 attendees, and demonstrated new, improved features that enhance the TV-viewing experience like never […]
There’s a strange dichotomy between South Korea’s two technology giants. On the one hand LG Electronics said March 5th that its OLED TV displays will be responsible for around 20 percent of its sales this year (and a greater proportion of profits). Last year OLED sales were responsible for 15 percent of overall sales. “LG […]
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK is set to showcase some of its 8K programming at the ‘South by South West’ (SXSW) show in Austin, Texas (March 13th – 15th). NHK is equipping a dedicated theatre along with a 200” cinema screen, and onto which it will project some of its latest music content. Audio is not […]
Although Liberty Media’s first year as owner of Formula 1 saw 2017 season audience figures increase across TV and digital platforms, with 352 million unique TV viewers across all F1 programming, it revealed in its Q4 and Full Year 2017 results that revenue from activities other than race promotion fees, broadcasting fees and advertising and […]
Insight TV, a global UHD broadcaster and producer of native UHD HDR content covering action sports, entertainment, and lifestyle, has announced new content sales deals with production and distribution company Principal Media, based in Beverly Hills, CA. Following signings last year between Insight and Principal Media, this latest deal further highlights the strong programme partnership […]
Spanish DTT operators have urged the Administration to allocate a UHD TV channel to promote 4K broadcasts in view of the second digital migration set to be completed in 2020. The Association Televisión Abierta that groups together the DTT operators has also asked the Spanish government to guarantee the current DTT capacity with 8 DTT […]